Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet
Sir Philip Parker, 1st Baronet (c. 1625 – March 1690), was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1679 and 1687.
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Parker was the son of Sir Philip Parker of Erwarton and his wife Dorothy Gawdy, daughter of Sir Robert Gawdy of Claxton, Norfolk.[1]
Parker was created a Baronet of Arwarton in the County of Suffolk, on 16 July 1661. He was Member of Parliament for Harwich from 1679 to 1685.[2] and for Sandwich from 1685 to 1687.[3]
He commanded the White Regiment of Suffolk Militia at the Battle of Landguard Fort on 2 July 1667.[4]
Parker married Rebecca Long, daughter of Sir Walter Long, 1st Baronet, on 9 April 1649. They had three sons and four daughters. these included
- Sir Philip Parker, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650–c. 1698), who succeeded him in 1690
- Calthorpe Long (1657–1729)
He married secondly Hannah Bedingfield, widow of Sir Thomas Bedingfield and daughter of Philip Bacon of Wolverstone.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Burke, John Bernard Burke A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- ^ Frank Hussey, Suffolk Invasion: The Dutch Attack on Landguard Fort, 1667, Lavenham: Terence Dalton, 1983; Landguard Fort Trust reprint 2005, ISBN 0-86138-027-4, pp. 70–103.
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Preceded by Sir Anthony Deane Samuel Pepys | Member of Parliament for Harwich 1679–1685 With: Sir Thomas Middleton | Succeeded by Sir Anthony Deane Samuel Pepys |
Preceded by John Thurbarne James Oxenden | Member of Parliament for Sandwich 1685–1689 With: John Strode | Succeeded by Sir James Oxenden, Bt John Thurbarne |
Baronetage of England | ||
New title | Baronet (of Arwarton) 1661–1690 | Succeeded by |
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